Life as an Object Diagnostic Speech
Student Name: ______________________________________
For this assignment, you will be assigned a commonplace object (wheelbarrow, door handle, pencil, shoe, etc.) and give
a 1-2 minute speech from the viewpoint of the object. What frustrates this object? What is good about life? What thrills
it? Bring this object to life for us, your audience!
You must also have a visual for your speech…either bring the object in or bring in a picture or a drawing of it.
On a separate piece of paper or on index cards, plan your speech in whatever format you want to. You just have to have
evidence that you planned it ahead of time.
Which object did you choose for your speech? ____________________________________________
RUBRIC FOR LIFE AS AN OBJECT SPEECH
Evidence of planning (attached to this page):
______ (10 points)
Visual present (object, picture, drawing):
______ (10 points)
Delivery of Speech
-Relaxed, comfortable, confident, poised
-speaks loudly, clearly, and with precise pronunciation
-Eye contact with the audience
-Speaks with passion and vocal energy
-Uses notes only as a reference. Doesn’t read speech
______ (50 points)
Language Conventions
-appropriate grammar and vocabulary
______(5 points)
Organization
-organizes information coherently and stays on the topic
______ (5 points)
Length of Presentation
-Between 1-2 minutes
-Actual time: _______________
______ (10 points)
Self-Evaluation Completed
-Student thoroughly answered questions on back of rubric
______ (10 points)
FINAL GRADE: _________
Comments:
Self-Evaluation of Speech
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS THOROUGHLY, IN COMPLETE SENTENCES!
1. What do you think you did well in this speech? Be specific.
2. If you had to pick one thing to improve for your next speech, what would it be? Why?
3. On a scale of one to ten, with ten being the best you can possibly think of for a speech, where would you rate
yourself? Why would you pick that number?